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Vans and Reefers Have a Friend in California

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Flatbeds will find loads more easily in Alabama , Arkansas , or Texas.) Fresno and Sacramento have lots of loads, too. There's been a shortage of trucks in Arkansas , Mississippi and Alabama , and outbound rates are jumping in Charlotte , Atlanta and Memphis. The lane from L.A. Load-to-truck ratios there fell to just 0.6

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Van and Reefer Operators Give Thanks for Rate Increases

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Outbound rates increased in key California markets, including Sacramento, where rates rose 14¢ last week, to an average of $2.20 Florida is up, the Northeast is down, and fresh turkeys are ready to roll out of Arkansas in time for Thanksgiving. Harvests in Central California were bolstered by rain in October.

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Sun Belt States are Hot for Seasonal Freight

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But flatbed load-to-truck ratios are soaring in Alabama and Arkansas. Rates from Sacramento to Los Angeles rose by double digits, in both directions last week, to a roundtrip average of $2.15 Flatbed freight is strongest in the Southeast region, but not in the usual locations. Outbound rates from Ontario , CA rose 11¢ to $2.11

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